When I wrote about the French Revolution, I didn't choose to write about aristocrats; I chose characters who began their lives in… — Hilary Mantel Copy Share Image
I've always been impelled to say the truth. When I was 14, in 1954, I already wrote a gay novel, though I'd… — Edmund White Copy Share Image
In the early '90s, I wrote a play called 'Word of Mouth' in which I played a number of different characters. One… — James Lecesne Copy Share Image
I'm no relation to Lillian or Dorothy Gish. Not even way back. But when I first became interested in acting, I wrote… — Annabeth Gish Copy Share Image
When I first decided I wanted to make beats and write songs and stuff like that, it wasn't like I sat down… — G-Eazy Copy Share Image
Yes, I have two books that are about me: one of them I wrote, and the other one was written about me.… — Eve Bunting Copy Share Image
I wrote 'The Hunger Games' in a chair, like a La-Z-Boy chair, next to my bed. I had an office, but my… — Suzanne Collins Copy Share Image
Well, I always wanted to write from the time I was very little, and my mother encouraged me. She wrote a journal… — Francine Rivers Copy Share Image
I'm astonished by my success. I wrote because I needed to and wanted to. It never occurred to me that I'd become… — Danielle Steel Copy Share Image
As far as criticism, I don't mind critics. I mean, I wrote for 'Rolling Stone' for a hot minute. I like criticism.… — Patrick Stump Copy Share Image
If somebody sings a song that I wrote, I feel like its a nice point of validation for the song, because it… — Jesse Harris Copy Share Image
When Shakespeare wrote, he wrote for the people. I know he got commissioned by kings and queens, but he also actually was… — Eamonn Walker Copy Share Image
It was an easy decision for me which books to self-publish as ebooks. I got the rights back to two Avon books… — Virginia Henley Copy Share Image
I learned that the songs that mean the most to me are the songs that I write by myself. While there were… — Benmont Tench Copy Share Image
I always worried that the creative well would dry up. I was sure that if I wrote a book a year, I… — Kelley Armstrong Copy Share Image
I've been campaigning like anything for restoring these changes. For 27 years. I wrote a book about it, well, a portion of… — William Peter Blatty Copy Share Image
'Each One Lost' I wrote the day after I got home. My week in Afghanistan was a very short trip, but it… — Bruce Cockburn Copy Share Image
Albert Camus's 'La Peste' - 'The Plague' - had an enormous impact on me when I read it in high school French… — Drew Gilpin Faust Copy Share Image
I don't like to have a calm, orderly, quiet place to work. I often compose while driving, compose in my head. It… — Robert Pinsky Copy Share Image
When I sat down and wrote the first paragraph, I was like, 'Oh, I can go with this.' I didn't do an… — Colleen Hoover Copy Share Image
I wrote 'Thelma & Louise' in 1988, and we shot it in 1990. Everyone kept saying, 'This is so groundbreaking... this is… — Callie Khouri Copy Share Image
My first book, about Ruby Ridge, was made into a miniseries on CBS in 1996, and since then, I've dabbled in Hollywood,… — Jess Walter Copy Share Image
I did three of the original 'Twilight Zone' episodes, yes. Also, I did a little thing in the feature film, and then… — Bill Mumy Copy Share Image
